“Your subconscious mind is the part of you that controls all the programming of your habits. Think of it as software for the mind; it’s running all of your programs. To change our thoughts and habits, we have to change our software. Consistency is a key factor in changing habits. Many people believe it takes 21 days to change a habit, but we don’t necessarily agree. The stronger the software running the habit, the longer it may take to change.
Let’s say, for example, you’ve been eating one donut a day for the past six years. Your mind tells you that you’ve got to have a donut. Ignore that voice and think to yourself, I can replace that donut with a piece of fruit one day a week. The next week, try two days, and the next week, don’t eat one for three days and so on. This process may take longer than 21 days, but remember that you’ve eaten your daily donut for almost six years straight. So rather then trying to quit cold turkey, work on replacing your unhealthy habit with a healthy one. By changing a habit gradually, eventually your mind and body adapt.
One of the primary reasons people don’t work on changing negative habits is because it can be a slow process. Remember, though, each time you remove a bad habit, you replace it with a new and healthy habit that becomes ingrained in your subconscious. The old programming no longer serves you. How great would our lives be if we could replace unhealthy and unproductive habits with new, life-enriching ones?” You are in charge of your thoughts, habits, and beliefs. Make a conscious decision to change the ones that set a bad example for your children. To change their results, change what you think about.
“Life happens, people get jaded, and things don’t always go our way. We have to prepare our children for this by helping them to establish a positive belief system as well as giving them all the tools and elements in our own power to build them up before they enter the real world. Teach your children that they can do anything they want to do, that they can accomplish anything they want to accomplish. If you are able to instill that at an early age, they can move mountains. They can change the world. After all, what are our kids but our future?”
What is one way that you are giving your child positive tools for their future life? Leave a comment!
